ÉIRE (Ireland)

Éire (Republic of Ireland) occupies just over 80% of the island Ireland situated in the
Atlantic to the West of Great Britain. Éire is Irish and the official name of the Republic of Ireland. Éire was one of the founding members
of
the Eurozone issuing coins from 2002.

Some basic facts about Éire:

Area: 70,273 sq. kilometers

Population: 4,588,000 (2011 census)

Official Languages: Irish,English

Government Form : Unitary Parliamentary Constititional Republic

GDP - Total € 139.453 billion (2011 estimate)

GDP - Per Capita € 30,438 (2011 estimate)

Prior
to the Euro the official currency was the Irish Pound. The conversion
rate to the Euro was set at 0,787564 to 1 Euro on 1st January 1999.